Key areas of study

• Financial Institution and sovereign risk measurement and management
• Domestic and global fixed income, equity, and real estate capital markets
• Valuation of assets and derivative instruments traded on these markets
• Bond (including High-Yield bond) market structure, valuation, and portfolio management
• Management (return and risk) of investment portfolios held by institutions, governments and individuals
• Organization, efficiency, and regulation of major financial institutions (banks, pension funds, real estate finance organizations, mutual funds, hedge funds, etc.) operating in global markets
• Role and functioning of major domestic and international regulatory and policy organizations
• Role of Corporate and Project objectives on sourcing and structuring of global financing
• Capital flows and the sourcing of funding for global businesses/projects
• Structuring of global financings
• Financial reporting, information management, and analytical software systems used to connect the global financial system
• Financial management of public and private organizations